- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Urban area
- Various locations
Responsibilities:
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
- Clean and prepare surfaces
- Cure freshly plastered surfaces
- Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
- Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
- Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
- Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
- Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
- Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
- Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
- Install vapour barriers and thermal an Carry out final quality inspection of crew work, identify and correct deficiencies,
and sign off completed areas before handover to painting
- Prepare material take-offs from drawings and order board, compound, framing and fastenings for the crew
- Coordinate sequencing daily with framing, electrical, mechanical and painting trades and with the site superintendent
- Instruct and mentor less-experienced installers and apprentices in installation technique, finishing standards and safe work practice
- Conduct site-specific hazard assessments and toolbox talks, and work in accordance with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety requirements including fall protection, silica dust control and working at height
- Maintain and operate automatic taping tools, drywall lifts, stilts and elevated work platformsd sound insulation
- Prepare wall and ceiling layouts